Continuous sheet print control apparatus and method for setting discharged page order

Abstract

In printing data of a plurality of pages on a continuous sheet, it is determined whether the data is to be printed on a single side of the continuous sheet or on both sides thereof. A first sequence of pages arranged on a first side of the continuous sheet occurring when it is determined that the data is to be printed on the single side and a second sequence of pages arranged on the first side of the continuous sheet occurring when it is determined that the data is to be printed on the both sides such that the first and second sequences are opposite to each other. Each of the first and second sequences indicates whether the pages are arranged in descending order or in ascending order.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A print control apparatus capable of causing a print unit to print data on a continuous sheet, the print control apparatus comprising:
 a reception unit configured to receive data of a plurality of pages to be printed by the print unit; 
 a determination unit configured to determine whether the data of the plurality of pages received by the reception unit is to be printed on a single side of the continuous sheet or on both sides of the continuous sheet; 
 a setting unit configured to set, in a case where the determination unit determines that the data is to be printed on the single side of the continuous sheet, a first sequence of pages arranged on a first side of the continuous sheet, and to set, in a case where the determination unit determines that the data is to be printed on both sides of the continuous sheet, a second sequence of pages arranged on the first side of the continuous sheet such that the first and second sequences are opposite to each other, wherein each of the first and second sequences are set such that, in a case where the sheets are discharged, the pages will be arranged in descending order or in ascending order; and 
 a print control unit configured to cause the print unit to print the data of the plurality of pages received by the reception unit on the continuous sheet in accordance with the sequence set by the setting unit. 
 
     
     
       2. The print control apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein, in a case where the determination unit determines that the data is to be printed on both sides of the continuous sheet, the print control unit causes the print unit to successively print data of pages to be arranged on the first side among the data of the plurality of pages received by the reception unit and then to print data of pages to be arranged on a second side. 
     
     
       3. The print control apparatus according to  claim 1 , further comprising
 a cutting unit configured to cut the continuous sheet printed by the print unit to sheets using a cutting device; and 
 a discharge unit configured to receive the discharged sheets to which the continuous sheet is cut by the cutting unit. 
 
     
     
       4. The print control apparatus according to claim , wherein, in a case where the determination unit determines that the data is to be printed on the single side of the continuous sheet, the cutting unit cuts the printed continuous sheet on a page basis, and
 wherein, in a case where the determination unit determines that the data is to be printed on both sides of the continuous sheet, the cutting unit does not cut the continuous sheet on a page basis in printing on the first side of the continuous sheet and cuts the continuous sheet on a page basis in printing on a second side. 
 
     
     
       5. The print control apparatus according to  claim 4 , wherein, in a case where the determination unit determines that the data is to be printed on both sides of the continuous sheet, the cutting unit cuts the continuous sheet at an end of printing on the first side of the continuous sheet after completion of printing the data of pages to be arranged on the first side of the continuous sheet. 
     
     
       6. The print control apparatus according to  claim 3 , further comprising a selecting unit configured to select a discharging method for the discharge unit from one of face-up discharging and face-down discharging,
 wherein the print control unit reverses an arranged order of pages in printing by the print unit depending on whether the selecting unit selects the face-up discharging or the selecting unit selects the face-down discharging. 
 
     
     
       7. A print control method of printing data on a continuous sheet, cutting the continuous sheet with formed data to sheets, and discharging the sheets to a discharge destination, the print control method comprising:
 determining whether data of a plurality of pages is to be printed on a single side of the continuous sheet or on both sides of the continuous sheet; and 
 setting, in a case where determining that the data is to be printed on the single side of the continuous sheet, a first sequence of pages arranged on a first side of the continuous sheet, and setting, in a case where determining that the data is to be printed on both sides of the continuous sheet, a second sequence of pages arranged on the first side of the continuous sheet such that the first and second sequences are opposite to each other, wherein each of the first and second sequences are set such that, in a case where the sheets are discharged, the pages will be arranged in descending order or in ascending order. 
 
     
     
       8. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program causing a print control apparatus to perform a print control method, the print control method comprising:
 determining whether data of a plurality of pages is to be printed on a single side of the continuous sheet or on both sides of the continuous sheet; and 
 setting, in a case where determining that the data is to be printed on the single side of the continuous sheet, a first sequence of pages arranged on a first side of the continuous sheet, and setting, in a case where determining that the data is to be printed on both sides of the continuous sheet, a second sequence of pages arranged on the first side of the continuous sheet such that the first and second sequences are opposite to each other, wherein each of the first and second sequences are set such that, in a case where the sheets are discharged, the pages will be arranged in descending order or in ascending order.